My random comic pick on The Comic Conspiracy: Episode 42 is the Dynamite Entertainment comic Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin and Daniel Abraham with art from Tommy Patterson. This comic is a great adaptation of the novel and fun to read. I hope they keep doing these for the rest of the books in the series.
My random comic pick on The Comic Conspiracy: Episode 42 is Justice League: Generation Lost by Judd Winick with art by Aaron Lopresti, Joe Bennett and others. In the aftermath of Blackest Night Maxwell Lord has returned from the dead and he has used his powers to mind wipe the world from remembering he eve existed. The only ones not affected by this are the members of the Justice League International. Lead by Booster Gold they must stop Maxwell Lord from succeeding in his plans whatever they are. You'll have to read it to find out.
Tuesday rolls around again and today Ryan wanted to know how I felt about him growing a beard and working out? I told him to go for growing some facial pubes, but the working out might prove to be to much of a challenge for someone with no upper body strength. He decided to do neither, but from this conversation there were these two quotable highlights:
My random comic pick on The Comic Conspiracy: Episode 41 is the Image Comics series Invincible by Robert Kirkman and drawn by Ryan Ottley. Invincible is the story of Mark Grayson a typical teenager except that his father is a super hero from another planet. Mark is going to get powers soon and he can't wait, but having super abilities isn't all its cracked up to be. Invincible is a great series about the good and the bad that comes with becoming a super hero (with a very intense amount of blood and gore to it). I have really enjoyed this series since I got into it a few years ago, and I recommend it highly. Here is a list of the collected Invincible soft covers (with deep links to the digital versions):Ryan doesn't always have the energy in him to grace my ears with his wacky quotes, but today he was a virtual fountain of random sayings. Here are some of the highlights:Remember Comics Conspiracy is a great place to order comics and you can also download comics at the Comics Conspiracy - Comixology Storefront for your computer, tablet or phone.
Yesterday on DC's The Source Bob Harras posted the inked version of Jim Lee's sketch of the Hooded Girl with the quote “Her name is Pandora.”
Justice League by Geoff Johns and drawn by Jim Lee because this title combines two of my favorite creators on one book. Not to mention the fact that this book has been a fan boy's wet dream for many years. I have really enjoyed the four issues we got this year; they have been amazing reads and fantastic to look at. I know there was a lot of hype behind this title, and I do believe it delivered; backing up the hype. It even took the top spot on our top seller list for single issues at Comics Conspiracy. So, if you like great creative collaborations, good comics and you are human you should be reading Justice League.
Detective Comics (#871 - 881) by Scott Snyder and drawn by Jock and Francesco Francavilla was some of the best comic book writing I read all year. I enjoyed reading every issue month to month and I was blown away when I read the collection "The Black Mirror" just before the end of the year. I can understand why this hard cover collection has been sold out and hard to come by; it is amazing. I have recommended this book on the podcast before and I think I will have to officially make it my random comic pick on the next episode. Again all I can say is read this book.
Swamp Thing by Scott Snyder and drawn by Yanick Paquette has been am awesome read from the "New Re-jiggered 52". Much like Ryan's recommendation of Animal Man; Swamp Thing is another great Vertigo title that has been brought over into the DC universe and it still works as an intellectual title that deals with everything . I was blown away when Swamp Thing and Alec Holland came back in the pages of Brightest Day and this series by Scott Snyder (again with this guy) hasn't wasted those events. Give Swamp Thing a try because it is a great book and I know you will like it.
And finally DMZ by Brian Wood and drawn by Riccardo Burchielli is on my list of of favorite titles of 2011 because it had its final issue come out the last Wednesday of the year and this title has been a great read during its entire run. It is sad to see this title go. I have said it before that DMZ is a must read, and I still believe that it is. I actually sent in a fan letter that was published in issue #65 and this was before I knew it was going to finish with issue #72. Give DMZ a try and see for yourself how good this series is.
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